Device for turning reverse necktie forms



Feb. .29, 1944.

M. M. NEWMAN DEVICE FOR TURNING REVERSE NECKTIE FORMS Filed Nov. 22, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS Feb. 29, 1944. I

M. M. NEWMAN DEVICE FOR TURNING REVERSE NEGKTIE FORMS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nv. 22, 1941 'aEL '.7

'Il' l HTTORNEYS Patented Feb. 29, 1944 DEVICE FOR TURNING REVERSE NECKTIE FORMS Max M. Newman, New York, N. Y.

Application November 22, 1941, serial No. 420,060

3 Claims.

My invention relates to a new and improved device for turning reverse necktie forms, and particularly reverse necktie forms to which a lining strip is initially stitched.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a simple mechanism which can be simply and cheaply constructed and operated, which will minimize injury to the necktie form, which can be operated by inexperienced labor, and which will result in greatly increased production.

Other objects of the invention will be stated in the annexed description and drawings, which illustrate a preferred embodiment thereof.

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional View of the improved apparatus, partially in elevation.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view, partially in elevation, on the line 2 2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional View, partly in elevation, showing the clamping rod in its normal lower and clamping position.

Fig. 4 is a sectional View, partially in elevation, on the line fil- 4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the improved device, on a reduced scale.

Fig. 6 is an elevation illustrating the reverse necktie form and the lining strip which is stitched thereto.

Fig. 7 is an elevation, partially in section, showing the relative positions of the reverse necktie form and the form-turningor reversing tube, whenthe tip of the reverse necktie form is located in the slot of the reversing tube and in the recess of the clamping rod, and the clamping rod is in its upper and non-clamping position.

Fig. 8 is similar to Fig. 7, and it shows the clampingrod in its normal lower operative or clamping position.

It has heretofore been well known to initially connect the longitudinal edges of a necktie form by means oi stitching, so that the fair side of the neclrtie material is initially located at the interior of the initial neolitie form. This initial form may be designated as a reverse necktie form, because said reverse form must be turned or reversed, in order to expose the fair side of the material at the outer surface of the nal necktie form. It has also been well known to initially stitch a lining strip, if such strip is made a part of the necktie, to the outside of the reverse necktie form, so that said lining strip is finally located in the interior of the nal necktie form, in which the fair side of the material is exposed. The operation of reversing or turning such a reverse form has been slow and it has required skilled labor. According to my invention, a very .simple device is provided whereby the injury to the material ofthe reverse necktie form is minimized during the turning of said reverse form, and whereby inexperienced labor can be utilized.

The device comprises a cup-shaped base 3 which rests upon, or which is secured to, any suitable support. A U-shaped rail I is connected to the top wall of the base 3, by means of three vertical rods 2. A tubular standard 4 has its lower end fixed to the tcp wall of the base 3 in any conventional manner, as illustrated in Fig. 1. A vertical and vertically movable rod 5 is mounted in the interior of the tubular standard 4. l The lower end of the rod 5 is xed to a lever 5 which is connected to the wall of the base 3, by means of a pivot pin 1. The free end of the lever 6 projects through a vertical slot II which is provided in the upstanding skirt of the base 3. This slot II extends to the bottom of said skirt. Externally to the base 3, the lever 6 is provided with a pedal ia, so that the lever f5 can be depressed below its normal position which is shown in Fig. 1. The lever 6 is maintained in said normal position by means of a compression spring I0. The bottom end of said spring II) abuts the outer surface of the top wall of the base 3. The upper end of the spring lil abuts the underside of the head 9 of a vertical pin 8, which is slidably mounted in a suitable guide-bore of the top wall of the base 3. The lower end of the pin 8 is lixed to the lever 6.

The horizontal tube 2 is fixed to the vertical tubular standard 4, by means of an elbow-coupling I4. A vertical bushing I8 is fixed to one end lof the horizontal tube 2, by means of an elbow-coupling I9. The form-turning or reversing tube 2| has its upper end xed to the lower end of the vertical bushing I8. The clamping rod 2i) ts snugly and slidably in the interior of the reversing sleeve or tube 2l. the rod 5 is connected by a pivot pin I'I to the lever I5, which is pivoted to the horizontal sleeve 2, by means of `a pivot pin I6. Said lever I5 is pivotally connected by the pivot pin 22, to the upper end of the clamping rod 20. Suicient play is provided at these pivotal connections, so that the clamping rod 20 can slide up and down freely, when the lever 6 is actuated. The direction of movement of the clampingr rod 20 is reverse to the direction of movement of the rod 5. Fig. l illustrates, in full lines, the normal positions of the parts, in which the clamping rod 20 is in the lower and clamping position which is also shown in Fig. 8.

The upper end of v As shown in Fig. 7, the reversing tube 2| is provided with a slot 24. The clamping rod 20 is provided with a recess 23. The top end-wall of the recess 23 is provided with an insert 32, which is made of resilient rubber or the like. This insert 32 may be omitted.

When the lever l is turned clockwise from its normal full-line position to the position which is shown in broken lines in Fig. 1, by depressing pedal la, the clamping rod 20 is raised from its normal clamping position which is shown in Fig. 1 and in Fig. 8 to the inoperative or insertion position which is shown in Fig. 7 In said clamping position, the tip of the reverse necktie form N, or any part of the edge of said reverse necktie form N, is clamped between the bottom edge of the slot 24 and the resilient insert 32. The narrow end of the reverse necktie form N is preferably thus clamped. The clamped tip of the reverse necktie form N is then located in recess The lining strip L is sewed to the reverse necktie form N, by means of suitable stitches 3 I, which may be of the well-known type,in order to provide a resilient connection between said lining strip L and the reverse necktie form N. These stitches 3| are preferably the only means for connecting the lining strip L to the two walls of the reverse necktie form N. Likewise, said stitches 3| are preferably the only stitches or other means for connecting the walls of the reverse necktie form N to each other. The upper end of these stitches 3| is indicated by the reference numeral The end-portion 3U of the narrow end of the reverse necktie form N is therefore preferably free from any connecting stitches or any other connecting means.

As shown in Fig. 6, the stitches 3| extend substantially to the wide end of the reverse necktie form N.

As shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the form-turning or reversing tube 2| is of substantial length below its slot 24. The length of tube 2| below slot 24 is about 6 to 7 inches. The bottom of the reversing vtube 2| therefore extends substantially below the top 3 la, of the stitches 3|, and for a distance of about three inches. The lining strip L is preferably not clamped by the device, and the top of said lining strip L is located a substantial distance below the slot 24. The top of said lining strip L is intermediate and preferably midway between the `bottom of the reversing tube 2| and slot 24. Likewise, and as shown in Figs. 6 and '7,

-about two inches of the end-portion of the lining strip L are unattached to the necktie form N, at the narrow end of said necktie form. Save for said end-portion at the narrow end of the reverse necktie-form N, substantially the entire lining strip L is connected to the reverse necktie-form N.

The length of the reversing tube 2|, above the slot 24, exceeds the total length of the necktieform N.

In operating the device, the tip or other suitable part of the narrow end of the reverse form N is inserted into the slot 24, while the level` 6 is below its normal upper position which is shown in Fig. 1, and while the clamping rod 2|) is in its upper and inoperative position which is illustrated in Fig. 7. The operator then releases the foot pedal 'la so that spring lil turns lever 6 counterclockwise back to the Anormal position of Fig. 1, thus turning the lever i5 from the broken-line position which is shown in Fig. 1 to its full-line position, and lowering the clamping rod 20 to the clamping position shown in Fig. 8. The operator pushes the tip of the reverse necktie-form N inwardly while the clamping rod is held raised from its normal clamping position in the nonclamping position shown in Fig. 7, so that the tip of the reverse form N is located in the position shown in Fig. 7, when the clamping rod 20 is in its top non-clamping position. lAfter the tip of the form has been clamped, the operator can then use both hands to reverse the reverse form N, together with the attached lining strip L, by

vmoving the material of the reverse form N upwardly upon the reversing tube 2 I, until the reverse form N has been completely turned. The pedal 'la is released during this turning operation, so that the clamping rod 2|! is held in the operative position of Fig. 8. It is then very easy to remove the respective end of the necktie form N from the slot 24, by depressing pedal la, and to pull the reversed form downwardly off the reversing-tube 2|.

The insert 32 may be ush with the outer cylindrical wall of the clamping rod 20, or said insert 32 may project slightly laterally, beyond the respective part of the cylindrical Wall of said clamping rod 20.

The' vertical position of the reversing-tube 2| facilitates the work of the operator. The invention is not limited to a truly vertical position of the member 2|, as any suitable upstanding or other position can be used.

The end-portion 30 of the form N may be designated as the free portion thereof, because the walls of the form are unconnected or free from each other at said portion 30. The tip of said free portion is inserted into the interior of the mandrel member or reversing tube 2| and said inserted tip is clamped at said interior. The mandrel member 2| then extends through and beyond said free portion 30. The reverse form is `then turned on said mandrel, while starting the turning action at said free portion 30, so that said portion 3D is turned, before the stitched part of the form N is turned.

I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, but it is clear that numerous changes and omissions can be made without departing from its spirit.

I claim:

1. A device for turning a necktie form, comprising a tube whose wall has a slot intermediate the ends of said tube, a clamping rod slidable in said tube, said clamping rod having a recess which can be moved into and substantially out of lateral registration with said slot, the length of said tube between one of its ends and said slot, being at least equal to the length of the necktie form which is to be turned. said rod fitting suiiiciently snugly in said tube so that the tip of the necktie form is clamped between respective edges of said slot and of said recess, when said recess is substantially out of registration with said slot.

2. A device according to claim l, including spring means for yieldingly holding said rod with its recess substantially out of registration with said slot, and foot-operated means for moving the rod to a position in which its recess is in registration with said slot.

3. A device for turning a necktie form, comprising an upstanding tube, supporting means which support said upstanding tube above the lower end thereof, said tube having a slot below the point at which it is supported, a clamping rodwhich is located slidably in said tube, said rod having a lateral recess, said rod being slidable to an insertion position in which its recess is aligned with said slot and in which a part of the necktie form can be inserted through said slot and into said recess, sai-d rod being also slidable .to ameans which yieldingly hold said rod in said clamping position, and foot-operated means for moving said rod to said insertion position, the length of said tube above said slot being at least clamping position in which said inserted part 5 equal to the length of the necktie form.

of the necktie form is clamped between respective walls of said slot and of said recess, resilient MAX M. NEWMAN. 

